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Magic Carpet (film)
A magic carpet is a mythological flying (or "teleporting") rug. Magic carpet may also refer to: Film, video, music and print media * ''The Magic Carpet Magazine'', 1930s pulp magazine originally called ''Oriental Stories'' * IMAX Magic Carpet, large format film system in 1990 * Magic Carpet (Aladdin), Magic Carpet (''Aladdin''), silent character featured in 1992 Disney film ''Aladdin'' and its franchise * Magic Carpet (video game), ''Magic Carpet'' (video game), 1994 first person shooter game from Bullfrog Productions * Early form of "Extreme Gear" (type of racing vehicle) in the 2006 video game, ''Sonic Riders'' * Magic Carpet (song), "Magic Carpet" (song), 1963 song by English performer Billy J. Kramer * Magic Carpet (band), English psychedelic folk band during 1970s * The Magic Carpet (film), ''The Magic Carpet'' (film), a 1951 American adventure film Military operations * Magic Carpet, slang term for Malta convoy supply runs from Alexandria to Malta by British submarines duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Carpet
A magic carpet, also called a flying carpet, is a legendary carpet and common trope in fantasy fiction. It is typically used as a form of transportation and can quickly or instantaneously carry its user(s) to their destination. In literature One of the stories in the ''One Thousand and One Nights'' relates how Prince Husain, the eldest son of Sultan of the Indies, travels to Bisnagar (Vijayanagara) in India and buys a magic carpet. This carpet is described as follows: "Whoever sitteth on this carpet and willeth in thought to be taken up and set down upon other site will, in the twinkling of an eye, be borne thither, be that place nearhand or distant many a day's journey and difficult to reach." The literary traditions of several other cultures also feature magical carpets, in most cases literally flying rather than instantly transporting their passengers from place to place. Solomon's carpet was reportedly made of green silk with a golden weft, long and wide: "when Solomon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
